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I have posted this in Med bores.....but thought it would fit here as well. Some pictures of my custom left hand mauser  I went to see Gary stiles the smith who’s making my Left Hand Mauser 35 Whelen the other day. The project is not yet complete but he wanted me to see the stock & progress on the action so far. I can’t wait to see it finished….about 2-3 more months. So far he has the stock shaped, from a Turkish Blank I bought from Ray Atkison. The action is a left hand mauser by Zastava. I bought 2 actions, this one is a 35 whelen, the other will be a 280 rem. Gary put on a new 3 panel bolt….with a MUCH nicer contour & feel than the original. He also made & installed the floor plate release in the trigger guard as opposed to the ugly stock button. He still has to put the 3 position Gentry safety back together, reshape the trigger guard, add a barrel band front sight, install QD Talley rings with a pop up peep sight & have it blued with a satin finish. The checkering will be Flur-de –Lies (sp?). All in all a very nice rifle. I am glad I grabbed up those left hand actions while I could, before Remington bought out the distribution rights. I can’t wait to see it finished! I will be hunting with this one next fall. He will then start my 280, it will be built into a light & handy mountain rifle with a mauser patter B type stock with Schnabel fore end. But that one is a good 18 months away! I can only afford one at a time lol.      | ||
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Cool! The .35 Whelen is a good killer on whitetails and black bear (and other stuff). George  | |||
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Wow, nicely done. Good caliber too. Nice choice in action mods............ CSSA CPC | |||
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My custom LH 35 Whelen built by Gary Stiles is finally done! And AHEAD of schedule by 4 months! Don't hear that often. Anyway.....he had it on display at a gun show & I took some pictures. He still has a few minor things to do but it is 98% right now. I am more than pleased. The Turkish blank I bought from Ray atkinson turned out very nice. These pictures do not do it justice. I was not able to get many good shots in the tight confines of the show. I will take better ones when I pick it up. All I need to do now is get the rest of the $$$ together. Hopefully by months end so I can bring it home  I have another action with him now....it will be a 280.       | |||
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Beautiful. I bet you`re excited, I`d be jumping out of my skin. | |||
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Very nice rifle....and a great caliber too! ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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Very nice indeed. What make is the replacement bolt shroud / safety? Fred Zeglin made me a .30-06 on a Lh Zastava / Daly action. I had a Dakaota three position safety put on mine. Is that a Brockman peep sight / Talley base set up? | |||
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Oops, re-read the posting at the top of the thread. It is a Gentry 3 position. I guess that is a Brockman peep set up on the Talley bases. Neat | |||
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how does one go about contacting Gary Stiles?? | |||
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Here is a link to his webpage: Gary Stiles Gunsmith And here are phone numbers & e-mail address: Gary L. Stiles 76 Cherry Run Road Homer City, PA 15748 glstiles@yourinter.net Phone: 724.479.9945 evening Phone: 724.479.8666 daytime | |||
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Iron Buck, VERY NICE!  I had my L/H Zastava made into a 9.3x62, a .35 Whelen - very similar! Somehow the rest of the right hand world just doesn't understand the pleasure we get from a Left Handed Mauser action. If your .280 turns out anywhere near as nice as this and your light mountain rifle concept comes to fruition it will be a real beauty too. Cheers, Number 10 | |||
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